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Post by Yi Sun Sin on Dec 18, 2016 3:26:11 GMT
My violin teacher was teaching the class 1812 overture which was written to celebrate France being defeated inthe Russian Campaign. He then went on talking about how Napoleon was an evil dictator, a bad general and it was a good thing for France that he was removed from power. Lol
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Post by Yi Sun Sin on Dec 18, 2016 3:27:50 GMT
We had a mini interactive quiz (on Quizlet, if u know what that is) over ww1. One question asked: what weapon was not used in ww1? a.machine gun b.tank c.submarine d.atomic bomb. about 7 people got the question wrong. On Quizlet live? |
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Post by PzGermany24 on Dec 18, 2016 3:34:51 GMT
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Dec 18, 2016 6:15:47 GMT
Facepalm moments...well, in my AP Class, most of the time, people are just messing around when they're saying stupid stuff or its stuff that isn't obvious, such as this one kid asking what were the Tanzimat Reforms (Not so obvious) or, when my teacher asked "Who was the Macedonian general who conquered from Greece to Persia?", one of the smarted kids in the class said "Robert E. Lee" (This time, as a joke). There are some stupid questions though. Most kids in the class didn't even know Egypt was in Africa until we got to the Scramble for Africa The absolute worst, though, was when one of the kids, in a presentation about the Mughal leader Akbar the Great, stated that Akbar created Sikhism...yeah... Akbar creating Sikhism -_- , tell them he created the "Din-e-Illahi" (literally translates to "The Religion of God". You guys must've studied about it? (Considering we're talking about Akbar AND a religion here). |
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Dec 18, 2016 6:23:24 GMT
Another one of my facepalm moments.
So in class four in my country they teach you the Pythagoras Theorem (now, if you don't know. Yes a class in Pakistan is roughly equal to what our fellow Americans will call as a "grade") and then this theorem comes back (in full swing) in classes 8 and 10 (full applications of it and what not) so our teachers are like;
"You all must remember the Pythagoras Theorem right?"
"No" the majority replies.
"Well you must've studied it in the Fourth?"
And an eerie silence follows..... (Derp)
I also just realized that back when I was in Class 10, only three guys (not counting girls, they had a separate section. Dunno why?) Out of roughly 37 were able to speak English grammatically and fluently (me being one of them!) While the rest STILL struggle to this day!
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Post by Frederick the Great on Dec 19, 2016 1:41:25 GMT
The people who think Africa is a country
The people who think the language is Mexican not Spanish
The people who think the US is the largest country
The people who think America is one country (not two continents)
The people who think Switzerland is the same as Sweden
The people who think London is a country (yes I have met such people)
The people who think Sydney is the capital of Australia
The person who was born in Australia, lived her whole life in Australia, lived in Jervis Bay (which is technically a part of the Australian CAPITAL Territory) who when visiting Canberra (the capital) thought that DARWIN was the capital.
The people who think North Korea is South Korea (when pointing at a map)
The people who think Russia is communist
The people who think Scotland is independent
The Americans who can't label any of bits of the U.K. (England, Scoland, Northen Ireland, Wales) on a map (some put Northen Ireland as England). Note to self: must find that video again
The people who think Europe is a country
The people who think Texas is a country
The people who think Yugoslavia still exists
The people who think Poland is a part of Germany
My friend who when asked to name a country in Asia starting with J answers "Jamacia" and refuses to accept that Japan is a part of Asia (even when shown a map).
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Post by Jean-Luc Picard on Dec 19, 2016 1:51:42 GMT
My mother who thought the Irish are from Central Europe.
My sister who didn't know where Central Europe is.
My brother who thought Swishcrum is a nationality (that was decades ago)
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Post by Yi Sun Sin on Dec 19, 2016 1:53:28 GMT
When people ask me north or south when I tell them I'm from Korea.
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Post by Imperial RomeBall on Dec 19, 2016 2:37:45 GMT
When people ask me north or south when I tell them I'm from Korea. Well there are North Koreans outside Korea, particularly in Japan, but considering the demographics that's still pretty facepalm. also Jean-Luc Picard, but swishcrum IS a nationality  Finally, let's not make fun of people who still think Yugoslavia is a country, they are stuck in a time warp. Very sad desease, nearly uncurable. Well, to add something from myself, long ago I went to school in Calgary. Because we moved from london Ontario, the kids made fun of us, said we were British. They refused to admit that London Ontario really exists, and that we didn't have an accent. Worst school ever. |
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Dec 19, 2016 5:09:19 GMT
The people who think Pakistan is in Central Asia (NO it's not)
The people who think Pakistan is in the Middle East (NO, again).
We're South Asians, not Central Asians OR Middle Easterners.
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Post by Yi Sun Sin on Dec 19, 2016 11:06:09 GMT
EUROPEAN war 5 includes the whole world. (Why? It's geographical.....)
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Post by Jean-Luc Picard on Dec 19, 2016 13:36:06 GMT
In the spirit of Napoleon Bonaparte's remarks: The people who think Israel is 100% desert (hint: it's not) The people who think Israel lost the Six-Day War (hint: Israel won it in 6 days) |
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Post by Imperial RomeBall on Dec 19, 2016 13:39:14 GMT
True Luigi, that's the odd thing. Actually, it covers more in Africa than WC3, whose scope IS the whole world. Though I haven't progressed past empire to see what happens to the continent later. EW4 gets away with it, since America was integral to the wider Napoleonic wars. Some imagine the Implications for WC4, if it ever happens, and I hope it learns from this one, just without the silly city by city combat system.
Just remembered, EW3 has much events in Asia as well, judging by what we know of the final eras including some of the same events. Maybe this new game is hearkening back to tradition, rather than destroying it.
I might add some facepalms later, but I have to come up with good and not political ones. Well, as a not historical one, A kid in college once said "whats a textbook" I still don't know what was up with that.
Actually, I can turn that into a historical face....victory? Ok, so the same kid sees my map of Byzantium on my laptop screen. He asks about it, I tell him what it is. Then he states that the ottomans took it over, right? I'm pretty sure I had nothing about the ottomans on my screen, and as you can guess I didn't expect such an intelligent response to just appear, only incessant questions.
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Post by PzGermany24 on Dec 19, 2016 14:38:19 GMT
I asked a friend what the combatants of the Russo-Japanese war were.
He didn't know.
(hint: it's in the name)
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Post by Quintus Fabius on Dec 19, 2016 18:46:55 GMT
Those people who think that Prussia is in Russia.
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